Funding Opportunities for the Western IPM Center
Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) Announced for State Competitions: Varying Deadlines April 11, 2005 to May 3, 2005
The Conservation Innovation Grant Program (CIG) is a voluntary program intended to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies while leveraging federal investment in environmental enhancement and protection, in conjunction with agricultural production. Under CIG, Environmental Quality Incentives Program funds are used to award competitive grants to non-federal governmental or non-governmental organizations, tribes, or individuals.
CIG enables NRCS to work with other public and private entities to accelerate technology transfer and adoption of promising technologies and approaches to address some of the Nation's most pressing natural resource concerns. CIG will benefit agricultural producers by providing more options for environmental enhancement and compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) administers CIG.
State competitions is one of three components available in fiscal year 2005:
- State competitions — The state component of CIG is being piloted in 12 states and the Pacific Basin area in this fiscal year. Competitions will be announced in each participating state through public notices separate from the national competition.
- National competition — Up to $15 million available (Deadline closed)
- Chesapeake Bay watershed competition — Up to $5 million available for this special solicitation. (Deadline closed)
- California (Deadline May 3, 2005)
- Colorado (Deadline pending. See Web site)
- Montana (Deadline April 11, 2005)
- New Mexico (Deadline April 29, 2005)
- Pacific Basin (American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas and Guam). (Deadline: April 11, 2005)
For more information and grant applications, see the CIG Web site.
